Where does “dwerg” come from?

dwerg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

dwerg (Dutch): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “dwerg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdwerch
2Old Dutchdwerg
3Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

Words derived from “dwerg

Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz
dwerg — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer